The Last Days of the Incas’ Peru Tour #1
posted on May 19th, 2008 in Incas, Peru, The Last Days of the Incas' Peru Tour
A Self-Guided Companion Tour to the Book
Covering: Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley (Pisac & Ollantaytambo), Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, and Vilcabamba
Since the publication of The Last Days of the Incas a number of readers have written me asking about how they might visit some of the major Inca cities and locations described in the book. They’ve asked me for recommendations on where and when to go, how long to take, etc.
For those who would like to visit Peru on their own and are interested in planning a trip to Peru and to see for themselves where portions of this epic story actually unfolded, I’ve put together something I call “The Last Days of the Incas’ Peru Tour.” If you have one week, two weeks, three weeks (or more) at your disposal and want to follow your own independent itinerary, then the following information will help guide you to some of the major locations where Francisco Pizarro and his men clashed with the Incas, where Manco Inca launched his guerrilla war, where Pizarro and some of his conquistadors are buried, and where the more recent discoveries of Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham and Vilcabamba by Gene Savoy took place…